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Neocheritra amrita

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Neocheritra amrita
N. t. theodora male and female From the Courvoisier Collection, Basel, Switzerland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Neocheritra
Species:
N. amrita
Binomial name
Neocheritra amrita
Synonyms
  • Myrina amrita C. & R. Felder, 1860
  • Neocheritra megalesia Fruhstorfer, 1912
  • Neocheritra amrita paulina Riley, 1932
  • Neocheritra theodora Druce, 1885
  • Neocheritra amrita theodora Druce; Seki, 1991

Neocheritra amrita, the grand imperial, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and on Sumatra and Borneo.

Subspecies

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The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Neocheritra amrita amrita (southern Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra)
  • Neocheritra theodora theodora Druce, 1885 (Borneo)

References

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  1. ^ a b Neocheritra at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms